AUCD Central Office News
AUCD Unleashed: The Power of Engagement
Ink your calendars for AUCD Unleashed: The Power of Engagement on November 9-12, 2014. The 2014 AUCD Conference theme reflects our goal of achieving an elevated level of engagement with our respective and collective communities, networks, and well beyond in order to better inform, enhance, and enrich the work we all do to improve the lives of people with disabilities and their families. Read more...
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Network News - Awards & Honors
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The Daily Record Announces Winners of the 2014 VIP List (MD UCEDD)
The Daily Record has named Maureen van Stone, Esq., M.S., the associate director of the Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities at Kennedy Krieger Institute, to the 2014 VIP List --- Very Important Professionals Successful by 40 awards. Read more...
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Research by a Genetic Counseling Trainee (VA LEND) to be Used in Documentary on Down Syndrome
 Kayla Claxton, MS, a recent graduate of the Genetic Counseling and the Va-LEND Programs at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), completed her master's thesis which explored the educational and service needs of parents of children with Down syndrome. Read more...
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Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (TN UCEDD) Staff, Faculty Receive Accolades from AAIDD
Two staff members of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (TN UCEDD) and one Investigator have earned 2014 awards from the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) for their service in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities. Read more...
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Korean PEERS Treatment Manual Awarded Book of the Year (UCLA CA UCEDD)
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The UCLA Tarjan Center UCEDD and Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson, Founder and Director of the UCLA PEERS® Clinic, are delighted to announce the Korean version of the PEERS® Treatment Manual was recently awarded "Book of the Year" by the Korean Association of Persons with Autism (KAPA). Read more...
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Iowa LEND Trainees Receive 2014 Alfred Healy Leadership Award in Developmental Disabilities
The Center for Disabilities and Development (CDD), a part of the University of Iowa Children's Hospital, is proud to announce that Kelly Schieltz, Ph.D. and Rachel Nash, MPH are the 2014 recipients of The Alfred Healy Leadership Award in Developmental Disabilities. Read more...
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Network News - Activities & Resources
Show and Tell: Briefing Highlights Combating Autism Act's Impact on CHOP and CHOP Families (CHOP PA LEND)
 CHOP hosted a briefing to raise awareness of the Combating Autism Act (CAA) and demonstrate the impact the act has on families in the region and on Children's Hospital. Read more...
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Center on Disability and Development (TX UCEDD) announces the 2014 PATHS Graduates
 The Postsecondary Access and Training in Human Services (PATHS) program at Texas A&M University is honored to announce the 2014 graduates. Read more...
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Dr. Charles Drum (IOD NH UCEDD) Is Keynote Presenter at Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity
 Dr. Charles E. Drum, Director of the Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire, gave the opening keynote presentation at the 30th Annual Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity. Read More...
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Webinar Reveals Importance of Better Communication between Law Enforcement Officials and People with Disabilities (RTC MT UCEDD)
University of Montana Rural Institute Researcher Dr. Rosemary B Hughes and retired Sgt. of Police Michael J Sullivan presented a highly informative and well-attended webinar with compelling reasons for increasing law enforcement training in responding to crime victims with disabilities. Read more...
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Grant Puts Faith to Work for People with Disabilities (TN UCEDD)
 The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center will serve as the lead site for a grant focused on building capacity of faith communities, such as churches, mosques, synagogues and other religious organizations, to support employment for members with disabilities. Read More
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Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (TN UCEDD) Offers Free Advocacy Story Project Replication Manual
 In an effort to encourage UCEDDs, agencies, and organizations to gather stories from individuals with disabilities and families and to share them with policymakers, the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (TN UCEDD) has developed a free downloadable project replication manual for the Kindred Stories of Disability Project. Read more...
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The Mailman Center Audiology Trainees Present Their Poster "Preparing Professionals for Working with Children who are Multiply Involved"(UM LEND)
 The Mailman Center audiology trainees were fortunate enough to present their poster "Preparing Professionals for Working with Children who are Multiply Involved" at the annual Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Conference in Jacksonville in April. Read more...
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The NH Disability and Public Health Project (DPH) Introduces Obesity Prevention Blogs (IOD NH UCDEDD)
 The Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire's Disability and Public Health Project (DPH) has launched a series of interactive campaign targeting youth with disabilities and their families. Read more...
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IDHD (IL UCEDD) Professors and Alumnus Contribute to a New Book, "Disability, Human Rights and the Limits of Humanitarianism"
 Be sure to check out this new book, Disability, Human Rights and the Limits of Humanitarianism, by alumnus Mike Gill and a chapter by IDHD faculty Sarah Parker Harris and Randall Owens and a chapter by alumnus Eunjung Kim. Read More...
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Institute on Disabilities at Temple (PA UCEDD) Awarded an 'Exhibits and Public Interpretation Grant' from the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
 The Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, College of Education, was awarded a grant from the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage for A Fierce Kind of Love: A community Conversation in Performance, Image, Story and Dialogue. Read More...
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Future of Disability in Alaska Summit Report (AK LEND)
 The Future of Disability in Alaska Summit in May 2013 brought together individuals with disabilities, family members, advocates, service providers and policy makers. Read More...
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New Disability Studies Texts Co-Edited by CDHD (ID UCEDD) Associate Director
 Matthew Wappett, Associate Director at the Center on Disabilities and Human Development and Clinical Associate Professor in the College of Education at the University of Idaho and Katrina Arndt, Associate Professor, St. John Fisher College School of Education has edited two new books. Read More...
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Institute on Disability (NH UCEDD) Seeks Artists for 2015 Calendar
 Are you an artist looking for an opportunity to get your work noticed? Do you know someone who is an artist and might be interested in such an opportunity? Read More...
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Deborah M. Spitalnik, PhD and Michael Knox, PhD (NJ UCEDD) Present HealthMeet Research
 Deborah M. Spitalnik, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics and Executive Director of The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, along with Amy Hewitt, PhD, Director of the Research and Training Center on Community Living at the University of Minnesota, and Ann Cameron Williams, PhD, Chief Research and Innovations Officer at The Arc of the United States, presented "HealthMeet: A Health Promotion Movement for People with IDD." Read More...
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GaLEND Alumni Impacting World of Health and Disability
 The Center for Leadership in Disability (CLD) at Georgia State University is set to welcome its fourth cohort of trainees to the LEND program this fall. Read More...
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Missoula Fishing Derby (MT UCEDD)
 Montana's outdoors are some of the most beautiful natural landscapes on earth. Unfortunately many Montanans have a difficult time enjoying all the outdoors has to offer due to physical limitations. Read More...
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Secret Agent Society: Incorporating Individualized Behavioral Intervention in an Innovative Social Skill Intervention (USC CA UCEDD)
 Four psychology fellows at the USC UCEDD at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) dedicated a considerable amount of time and effort placed prescreening potential participants in an effort to form cohesive Secret Agent Society (SAS) groups. Read More...
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Federal Updates
President Obama Announces Key Administration Posts to the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities
 President Obama recently announced his intent to appoint several individuals to key Administration posts on the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities. AUCD is proud that so many of the appointees have network ties and congratulates them all! Read more...
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